OS/X Lion and export presets

I have noticed since I upgraded to Lion that when I change an existing export preset and 'update with current settings' it creates another instance of the preset with the same name. I don't see the duplicates until I open the export dialog again, and then I have to delete the 'old' one. Has anyone else noticed this?

Lion ( for reasons known to Apple and a few others) hides the user/library folder, so I assume that the issue may well be that when you make duplicates, these are stored elsewhere.
There is a very simple command you can run in the terminal which makes this folder visible - its more than just showing system files
Here's the link with more information,
http://tarastips.net/2011/05/show-hidden-library-folder-in-mac-osx-lion/, and here is the necessary information
open Terminal
type
chflags nohidden ~/Library/
If that is scary there is another even easier method
- in finder click Go and hold the option / ALT key, the library will then appear
This may solve or partially solve your problems.
I installed Lion and Jeffrey Friedl's Lightroom plugins at the same time, so I needed to find the library so I've not met this problem.
Good luck and please let me know if this helps.
Hamish

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The aspect ratio of the iphone screen is 480 x 320, but that size is not an option when exporting for iPhone using Compressor. You have to use a custom setting.
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You have to understand that the Apple-provided presets are good launching points, not end-all, be-all settings.
And iPhones do support material encoded as 640 pixels wide so the preset for VGA (up to 640x480) works fine for most people. I personally rarely use anything smaller than the VGA setting for Apple Devices as I find that's the perfect middle ground for iPods, iPhones and AppleTV.
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Saving Sequence and Effects Presets that go with the project itself

Hi, please be gentle as I'm a newbie to the site.
I have been asked to create several master Premiere Pro projects in CC (templates if you like) that will be being sent to quite a few ops worldwide, many of whom are completely new to the Adobe Platform, so I would like to keep things as simple as I can for them.
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When it comes to effects presets, you should be able to right-click on the Presets in the Effects bin and Export Presets...
The ops can then import the presets using the same method (right-click on the presets in the effects bin and choose Import Presets...)
For sequence presets, I can't find a way to do it within the software. Someone else will probably have to help you find it, but I'm certain there is a file somewhere in your computer that stores all of your Sequence Presets, so it would be a matter of finding and sharing that file with the ops, and then telling them where to put that file.
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When looking at your code you have to use the right syntax.
Every time you assign a value to a property you have to use the right object that property belongs to.
Some values are only functional, if some other property is set (this goes especially for the bleed settings).
Do not write:
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I was reusing code from another script where I used the WITH function, in here I was using a different structure and I didn't correct this.
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I totally understand where you're coming from; Apple's support of some of QuickTime's more advanced features has unfortunately been waning for some time now.
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